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L. T. JONES. SEWING MACHINE TABLE.

No. 310,438. Patented Jan. 6, 1885.

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LEVIN T. JONES, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SEWING-MACHINE TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 310,438, dated January6, 1885. Application filed November 2, 1883. (F0 model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEVIN T. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, State of lliaryland, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Covers for Sewing-Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in covers for sewing-machinetables. The polished tops of sewing-machine tables become marred anddefaced by the box-cover which rests upon the top. IVhen this occurswhile the machine is in the hands of the dealer or agent, which isfrequently the case, it is a detriment to the sale of the machine.

The object of this invention is to provide the box-covers of sewingmachines with means which will support the cover above the table-top insuch way as to keep it from setting loosely on the top, and therebyprevent the cover from jarring on the table when the machine is moved orhandled, thereby avoiding its liability to mar the top of the table.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1is a view of a table-top and cover, the latter provided with my improvedsupporting-pad. Figs. 2 and 3 are views of the pad attached to one formof yielding carrier or spring. Figs. 4 and 5 are views of the padattached to another form of carrier or spring. Fig. 6 is a view of a padattached to a movable or adjustable carrier without the yieldingfeature.

The letter A designates the top of a table; B, the box-cover. Thesecovers are usually secured to the table by separable hinges and a lock,and rest more or less loosely on top of the table. The pad 0 may consistof rubber, cork, felt, or other material which will not chafe or damagethe table-top; and instead of being attached, as heretofore, directly tothe cover-edge c, which rests upon the table, it is attached to ayielding or adjustable carrier, which is secured to the cover. Theconstruction of the spring may of course vary, and the material of whichit is composed may vary. Three forms of pad-carriers are here shownwhich I deem desirable.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the pad 0 is attached to the end of a bar, (Z, whichhas endwise movement in bearings f. A spiral spring, 5 around the barand between the bearings serves, by one end of the spring resting on apin, (1, to keep the pad end of the bar pressed down. The bearings f areintegral with a plate, f which has a vertical slot, h, and a hole, i.Ascrew, k, is passed through the slot and enters the side B of theeover.By this arrangement of a slot for the screw the carrier may be attachedloosely to the side, then the cover turned down and tried on the tableto locate the carrier at exactly the right height, and finally, bytightening the screw 7;, secure the carrier firmly to its position. Atack or small screw driven into the hole i will prevent lateral movementof the carrier. By reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen the pad 0 projects lower than the cover-edgc a. This is its normal position. \Vhenthe cover is pressed down upon the table, the spring-bar which carriesthe pad yields, and the padis thereby raised. Two of these devices willthus support the cover, and, however looseitmay be, the cover will beprevented from rattling or jarring on the table-top.

In Figs. land 5 the pad 0 is attached to the free end of a spring-plate,d. The other end of this spring-plate has a tang, f, projecting up fromone side, and screws Z are passed through the tang and enter the side Bof the cover. tical slot like that shown in Fig. 2, and for the samepurpose. This carrier for the pad operates in the same manner as thatshown in Figs. 2 and 3. A spring device substantially of thisdescription for carrying the pad may be attached to the sides of thecover without cutting or mutilating the wood.

In Fig. 6 the pad-carrier is shown constructed without the yielding orspring feature; but it is movable or adjustable, so that the pad may belocated on the cover at exactly the right height to suit the particularcover in question.

The means for vertical adjustment are the same as those'shown in Fig. 2;but I do not limit myself to this single particular means, as it isobvious the means may be varied.

If desired, this tang may have a ver- Having described my invention, Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States Thecombination of a sewing-machine-table 5 top, a box-cover, and hinges forsecuring the cover to the table, and springs attached to the ibox-cover, proj eetin g below its lower edge and adapted to rest on thesuri'hce of the table-top when the cover is on the table in position, asset forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix mysignaturc in presence of two witnesses.

LEVIN T. JONES. Vitnesses:

J. EDW. Monms, CHAS. B. MANN.

